Reinier de Ridder was admittedly shocked that one decide bought it “utterly incorrect” when scoring his struggle with Robert Whittaker at UFC Abu Dhabi.
De Ridder (21-2 MMA) and Whittaker (26-9 MMA) squared off in a pivotal middleweight primary occasion this afternoon at UFC on ABC 6.
The competition proved to be an exhilarating forwards and backwards affair, with each fighters discovering immense success at totally different parts of the competition. ‘The Reaper’ almost completed the struggle within the third spherical after dropping De Ridder and unleashing some strong floor and pound. Nonetheless, ‘RDR’ showcased his resilience and was capable of battle again to earn a robust end to that very same spherical of motion. After carefully contested frames in rounds 4 and 5, the bout went to the judges’ scorecards for a choice.
Two of the judges scored the competition in favor of Reinier de Ridder (48-47) whereas the opposite had Robert Whittaker profitable by that very same rating of 48-47.
Whereas some followers and fellow fighters thought the previous UFC middleweight champion in Whittaker ought to have gotten the nod, ‘RDR’ was not sharing the identical sentiment of the bout being an in depth one throughout his post-fight interview.
The previous two-division ONE Champion had the next to say concerning the judges’ scorecards and the struggle with Whittaker itself:
“I used to be shocked one decide scored it utterly incorrect. I believed I had three rounds, at the least. However, it’s what it’s. I hoped to complete him, and I didn’t. You by no means know what the judges make of it, however I’ll be certain that to complete the following man.
Reinier de Ridder continued and weighed within the potential of incomes a title shot subsequent:
“Hopefully, we’ll see what occurs. There’s quite a lot of stuff occurring within the middleweight division developing within the subsequent few months. However yeah, I’m a prime 5 fighter on the earth and I need to show that I’m the perfect. I need to get again within the health club and work on all of the stuff that occurred on this struggle. However first, I want some rest for a few weeks, I believe.”
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